Saturday, August 22, 2009

Butter London is a company from...Seattle, which specializes in "non-toxic lacquers and nail treatments". Nostalgic for Britain, I fell for the names of polishes in the collection. Having tried a couple of shades, I came back for more. I have no problems with texture or longevity of the lacquers. My only issue with Butter London are cumbursome caps on their bottles. It is very hard to hold the chuncky rectangle of plastic while trying to apply the polish. I must have been not the only one dispelased with the caps, as now the brand is replacing them. Newer bottles have a "double cap", rectangular cover and the actual, smaller, easier-to-hold cap.

As for the shades, here are my favorites, in alphabetical order:

Billy No Mates. Butter call it "pale dove grey", but really it is very light sky-blue-grey-whitish color, fit or a Snow Maiden, quite unique:

Dolly Bird. Absolutely misleadingly presented on the site in a bottle colored bluish pepto-pink, this is in fact that rare thing, a neon CORAL shade. Bright, summery, pure joy of a color:

Fash Pack. Every self-respecting line has to have a 'skanky'-dirty shade; Fash Pack is Butter's. A gray-taupe mushroom of a color. Again, misrepsented by a much grayer swatch on the site.

Muggins. Possibly my favorite in the collection, a slightly "dusty" light lavender-lilac. The swatch on the site is too blue; they really need to do something about the misrepresentation.

Swinger. Another favorite, a muted, slightly green gold that changes with the light and the angle.

Tea with the Queen, a yummy politically correct nude-pink-beige that reminds me of the color of condensed milk.

Thames. In my top 3 of Butters and definitely somewhere in the top 5 of favorite teals. Deep, dark, shimmer, a must have for the fans of the shade.

Are you familiar with this line? Please, share your impressions and favorites.

Yessssss! I buy them - in London (in a sweet little boutique in Marylebon). I love Tea with the queen - and now I'll have to try Swinger as well. I have to admit that I bought some colours only for their names...

Marina, Mariner was nearly black but when light hit it, you could see it was a very deep blue. I had so many issues with that cap that I made a mess of myself. I cannot stand messy looking nails so I tossed the bottle. I own all sorts of things to keep nails beautiful, including OPI's quick-drying drops, and Orly's Smudge Fixer. I feel like an ad now :-)

The only Butter London I have is Branwen's Feather, a glitter-packed dark purple. I don't usually buy on name alone, but on this one I had to since my daughter's name is Bronwyn (a variant of Branwen). I had wanted to buy Muggins also, because that is the nickname for one of my other daughters (whose name is actually Marina! :), but the cap is more problematic than I initially realized. It won't screw on well, and the polish has dried out. I'm so glad they are coming out with new lids! I'll probably take another look at the brand now. Thanks so much for the swatches. LOVE Billy No Mates (and the name is part of it!). I love seeing an occasional nail post on the fragrance blogs.

I had no idea that this line even existed! Love the Swinger, it's so Sixties, and I might actually wear one like that for a special occasion. Tea With The Queen would be a perfect everyday shade. Yummy colors all around!

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